Beauty, purity, and expressivity mark out music for upper voice choirs. On this recording, performed by one of the UK’s leading vocal ensembles, the repertoire embraces classics of the genre such as Gustav Holst’s sublime Ave Maria and his third group of Hymns from the Rig Veda, as well as contemporary music. James MacMillan and Sir John Tavener are represented by works that explore their unique musical language, whilst Bob Chilcott’s technically demanding The Song of the Stars offers richly approachable pleasures.
Reya of Titan is a concept album that tells the futuristic story of a woman who leaves Earth to do asteroid mining only to end up marooned on Titan, the moon of Saturn. The band makes creative use of multiple keyboards, guitars, bass, drums and female vocals to evoke both the human experience of being at the edge of man's domain and the extremes of space. Gekko Projekt influences include 1970s-era prog bands such as Genesis, UK and Yes, with a modern twist. US quartet Gekko Projekt was formed in 2010, and consist of Vance Gloster (keyboards), Peter Matuchniak (guitars), Rick Meadows (bass) and Alan Smith (drums). All four experienced hands with a shared passion for many types of music and with a particular soft spot for progressive rock.
Limited edition digipack reissue of the rollicking, rastafarian retrospective from the most brilliant Dread Zeppelin! Fronted by the 300-pound Elvis impersonator Turtelvis, Dread Zeppelin warp the compositions of Page, Plant and Co. into heady reggae jams so ingeniously they ll have you begging for more and have even earned the praise of Plant himself! Features recently recorded versions of Zep s all-time favorites Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love, Immigrant Song, Kashmir as well as some Dread originals!
Review Summary: An artist at another crossroads proves that he still has some ideas to offer and builds an inconsistent album around them. Christian Fitness is the (sort-of-) solo project by Future of the Left’s eccentric frontman, Andy Falkous. Love Letters in the Age of Steam treads ground that should be familiar enough for fans of Andy that are aware of his past works, but it’s also got a couple of natural evolutions that have been a long time coming. The album has a somewhat unfortunate tendency that is common for artist’s of Falkous’s caliber in that it exists in a state of simultaneous progression and regression.